 Bower family papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteBower family was from Bainbridge, Georgia and included Byron Beaufort Bower, Jr. (1874-1955) who was a lawyer, politician, Trustee and Regent of the University of Georgia. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of the 377 items of personal and business correspondence of the Bower family of Bainbridge, Georgia from 1872-1906. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Byron Beaufort Bower, Jr.'s student years at the University of Georgia in Athens (1893-1894) and detail his activities, expenses, and membership in Kappa Alpha fraternity. Contains newspaper accounts and correspondence between Byron's father Judge Bower and Chancellor Boggs regarding Byron's two week suspension for violating the rules of the Lucy Cobb Institute. Also includes correspondence from Byron's sister Evergiline while a student at the Lucy Cobb Institute and from his brothers Gordon (1897) and Lucien (1901) while at the University of Georgia. Other correspondents include Judge Bower's brother, E.E. Bower; sister, Ceneilla Alexander; and business associate J.L. Hand. Organization and ArrangementArranged in chronological order. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationBower family papers, ms14, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. General NotesDonated by John Dickinson Bower, III in 1960-1962. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||